The FIFA U-17 World Cup finished on Sunday, November 15, 2009 with the championship and third place match. In the finals, host country Nigeria played Switzerland while Spain took on Colombia for third place. Here’s a recap of both matches along with video highlights.
Switzerland beats Nigeria 1-0 to win U-17 World Cup – Video Highlights
The match was scoreless through the first half despite a strong start from Nigeria, who were the host country of the tournament. Switzerland held off their opponents for the entire match and would find the game winning goal in the 63rd minute. Haris Seferovic scored on a header off a corner kick to give Switzerland the 1-0 lead. It would be enough for the win and the FIFA 2009 U-17 World Cup title.
| Switzerland (SUI) | Statistics | Nigeria (NGA) |
| 10 | Shots | 25 |
| 4 | Shots on goal | 11 |
| 1 | Goals Scored | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls Committed | 12 |
| 12 | Fouls Suffered | 17 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 0 | Free kicks Shots (scored) | 2 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) | 0 / 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Own goals | 0 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Second yellow card and red card | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 31 | Actual playing time | 35 |
| 47% | Possession (%) | 53% |
Spain beats Colombia 1-0 for third place – Video Highlights
Spain recovered from a loss in the semifinals by defeating Colombia to win third place in the 2009 U-17 World Cup. The goal came from Isco in the 75th minute. The shot was inside the box and into the upper corner as the Colombian defense was nowhere to be found. It was a fairly even match that started slowly but opened up in the second half.
| Colombia (COL) | Statistics | Spain (ESP) |
| 5 | Shots | 22 |
| 2 | Shots on goal | 9 |
| 0 | Goals Scored | 1 |
| 23 | Fouls Committed | 10 |
| 10 | Fouls Suffered | 22 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Free kicks Shots (scored) | 0 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) | 0 / 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Own goals | 0 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Second yellow card and red card | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 21 | Actual playing time | 39 |
| 36% | Possession (%) | 64% |
